Carex Oshimensis Everest

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Description


Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’ is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive white striped foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. ‘Everest’ is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round interest, a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive foliage. A wonderful little evergreen selection with a fresh appearance it is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. ‘Everest’ is a great cold hardy accent plant to provide all year round interest be it the cooler months, or equally as contemporary value for the summer period.


Ideal for adding a spot of interest to patio planters, baskets and window boxes they can of course simply be planted out in the garden where they will grow to nicely sized plants for garden borders or gravel gardens. Try mixing with contrastingly coloured foliage plants such as Heuchera for extra interest is just one idea on how to utilise Eversheen grasses.


Evergreen Carex are also excellent for mixing in with herbaceous perennials, foliage plants, and other flowers. providing year round colour and contrast, they look lovely with virtually all other plants. Plant en-mass for a drift of dramatic ground cover. Slightly spreading in nature, it will also look lovely cascading at the edge of a water feature or patio planter. For sun or part shade, it is ideal in moist, well-drained soils.


Eventual height & spread: 0.3m * 0.3m


Flowering Period: April – June


Position: Full sun / light shade


Rate of Growth: Slow growing


Soil: Humus-rich, moist, well-drained acid soil or ericaceous compost


Hardiness: Fully hardy


Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery pot). They do however make excellent potted plants, and if you wish to pot yours up, we do have a wide range of pots on our website to choose from.


Please note: images show how this plant may look at various stages of maturity. The size you choose may look different.